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dwi is among those using the technology. they say scans are immediately detected after each passenger is cleared. as of right now, the full body scanners are optional for passengers. emergency responders were busy today at reagan national airport. but the good thing here is they were only taking part in an emergency exercise. >> a simulated aircraft accident tested the emergency operations plan and provided some hands-on training. fox 5 photojournalist mike french takes us to the action. >> reporter: today we have a simulated aircraft crash. >> alert 3, runway 4. >> reporter: passengers were displaced on the shore. the plane actually hit one of the airport buses and some of the vehicles on the service roads. >> the helicopters in the air, they are on our initial alert network. >> get me out of here. >> the victims in their role playing they are actually dressed to look like they have severe injuries. we've had 65 injured patients with varying degrees of injuries. >> i do the makeup for all of the disaster drills. we're using
dwi is among those using the technology. they say scans are immediately detected after each passenger is cleared. as of right now, the full body scanners are optional for passengers. emergency responders were busy today at reagan national airport. but the good thing here is they were only taking part in an emergency exercise. >> a simulated aircraft accident tested the emergency operations plan and provided some hands-on training. fox 5 photojournalist mike french takes us to the action....
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>> yes, i do. >> reporter: everyone who refused to tell us about their disability also told us they didn't care if someone abused the system. you don't have problems with people taking the spaces when you don't need them? >> no. >> reporter: and then this guy admitted he did not have a disability. >> i don't have a disability. >> reporter: you don't? >> no. >> reporter: is that your placard? >> yes, it is. it's my spouse's. >> reporter: it's for your spouse, okay. but you're parking in the handicapped space. >> okay. >> reporter: is that fair? >> maybe not. >> reporter: the law says the person with the disability must be in the car in order for the placard to be used. so why do it? the answer might be hall of the with disabled placards also had expired meters. that's because metro says disabled drivers don't have to pay to park at a metered spot. now metro told us that it does not ask people to prove whether or not the placard belongs to them. in other jurisdictions like howard county, however, they do do sting operations to find out if the placard belongs to them and if it doesn't, they'l
>> yes, i do. >> reporter: everyone who refused to tell us about their disability also told us they didn't care if someone abused the system. you don't have problems with people taking the spaces when you don't need them? >> no. >> reporter: and then this guy admitted he did not have a disability. >> i don't have a disability. >> reporter: you don't? >> no. >> reporter: is that your placard? >> yes, it is. it's my spouse's. >>...
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they're coming up to us asking us questions about what's going on, and we don't know. just as karen said, just a short time ago, a screen came up with all the candidates on it but it had no numbers on it. again tonight there's a lot of excitement, but at the same time there's a lot of concern, especially when they start hearing about some of the problems that went on at the polling places, some of the problems with the machines, some of the problems with the polls not opening on time. there's real concern about everything that's happening here, and that's one of the reasons that councilman gray went to the board and said hey, we need you guys to keep those polls open until 10:00 instead of closing them at 8:00 so there's a little bit of concern about the way this whole thing happened. >> wisdom martin, karen gray houston, lenny steinhorn, our political analyst. we're treading water along with you and trying to get a sense of what's going on in the district, and it all comes down to that status bar, where they're exporting results and once those results are exported, we
they're coming up to us asking us questions about what's going on, and we don't know. just as karen said, just a short time ago, a screen came up with all the candidates on it but it had no numbers on it. again tonight there's a lot of excitement, but at the same time there's a lot of concern, especially when they start hearing about some of the problems that went on at the polling places, some of the problems with the machines, some of the problems with the polls not opening on time. there's...
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toys r us is opening 10 f.a.r. schwartz pop-up stores for the holiday on top of 600 temporary toys r us stores. that's business am i'm neil cavuto. business. i'm neil cavuto. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. ceusme i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. ceusme my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >>> did you see this? an unusual rescue in oregon. a 1,500-pound camel got stuck in the mud. his owners called for help saying the animal fell into autoing sinkhole. firefight
toys r us is opening 10 f.a.r. schwartz pop-up stores for the holiday on top of 600 temporary toys r us stores. that's business am i'm neil cavuto. business. i'm neil cavuto. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. ceusme i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. ceusme my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but...
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us? of all, i'm not older, but i would -- first of all, i'm not older, but i would definitely say you sleep less. >> reporter: steve buckner is in his 50s and when he watched his parents get older and not needing as much sleep, it didn't surprise him when
us? of all, i'm not older, but i would -- first of all, i'm not older, but i would definitely say you sleep less. >> reporter: steve buckner is in his 50s and when he watched his parents get older and not needing as much sleep, it didn't surprise him when
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and see political pundits naping at us and see folks inside -- sniping at us and see folks inside the svelteway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge -- beltway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge for the tea party movement is what specifically would you do? >> reporter: as president obama laid down a challenge for the tea partiers his spokesman denied a new york times story that the white house was planning a raid of anti-tea party tv ads leading up to the november elections. >> what was untrue is the story was predicated on a national ad campaign that neither existed nor was being contemplated. >> reporter: republican leaders who have found themselves targeted as tea party examples of washington overspending set to unveil a new blueprint for what the gop will do after november. >> i think we're getting back to basics, what makes us a party, what our core beliefs are, where we strayed and then what do we have to concentrate on to win? >> reporter: but for a movement that didn't exist in 2008, the tea party factor is already proving to be a major focus of t
and see political pundits naping at us and see folks inside -- sniping at us and see folks inside the svelteway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge -- beltway doing that, it doesn't bother us. >> the challenge for the tea party movement is what specifically would you do? >> reporter: as president obama laid down a challenge for the tea partiers his spokesman denied a new york times story that the white house was planning a raid of anti-tea party tv ads leading...
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joining us are our own "idol," you guys thanks for staying up late and coming in with us tonight. marcus, wake up down there. is that any indication? let's hit it off the bat. j-lo and stoerl, steven tyler, their names have been floated for awhile. is it going to put you to sleep? >> hey, number 1, i resent that. [laughter] >> and i can't even look at genie right now, because if i do, she'll make me laugh. >> why, marcus. >> i think it's going to be okay. i think it will be okay. i'm sure we'll get into some others. >> j-lo? j-lo, marcus, we're talking about "idol" finding talent. j-lo is an amazing woman in the industry, but vocally, she's an entertainer. i want to see her on, you know, "so you think you can dance." "idol"? >> let me let sara jump in here real quick. >> i have to agree with jenny, actually. she looks good, but -- yeah, no, i'm with you, i think they're really going to have to have a lot of chemistry, and someone's going to have bring the simon effect or something so compelling. >> who would do that? >> who will be the next simon? do you think any of them will rep
joining us are our own "idol," you guys thanks for staying up late and coming in with us tonight. marcus, wake up down there. is that any indication? let's hit it off the bat. j-lo and stoerl, steven tyler, their names have been floated for awhile. is it going to put you to sleep? >> hey, number 1, i resent that. [laughter] >> and i can't even look at genie right now, because if i do, she'll make me laugh. >> why, marcus. >> i think it's going to be okay. i...
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i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> did you see it? a 90-year-old woman -- there she is, joan harding celebrated her 90 athin the air and joined a sky diving team in england and suited up in her red devil gear and showed everyone she's still young at heart and look at her go and they landed safely on the ground. >> yes, they did. >> and 90 years old. >> yeah. >> and there are a few redskins who would like to push albert hainesworth out of the plane. >> what is up with him? >> that is the million-dollar question for the hundred hundred million dollar man. tonight, leave it to hainesworth to spice up a saturday night. he broke his silence by talking on the radio. he had interesting things to say this evening on the kevin and rock show on 106.7 the fan and i will paraphrase. he said in a nut
i even use the web to get paid. with acceptpay from american express open, we now invoice advertisers and receive payments digitally. and i get paid on average three weeks faster. booming is never looking for a check in the mail. because it's already in my email. >> did you see it? a 90-year-old woman -- there she is, joan harding celebrated her 90 athin the air and joined a sky diving team in england and suited up in her red devil gear and showed everyone she's still young at heart and...
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this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored for a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darrell jenkins said southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's laguardia and boston's logan airports to name a few plus now southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> this is a huge deal for them. not only do they have that, but you have mexico and the caribbean and southwest has never had any international flying. so they're getting 10 years worth of growth out of this merger. >> reporter: luella rhodes is on her way back to atlanta and flies airtran often and hopes southwest will improve on already great service she receives from airtran. >> i'm really praying that the service will continue to be great. our flights will be on time and most of all, we get very reasonable rates and air fare. >> reporter: what about ticket prices? will they go down because southwest is at reagan? jenki
this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored for a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darrell jenkins said southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquire new gates. reagan national, new york's laguardia and boston's logan airports to name a few plus now southwest can go head to head with delta in atlanta where airtran has its hub. >> this is a huge deal for them. not only do they have that, but you have...
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sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter: that was halloween 2008 wearing a dress she wore 21 years earlier. sue has been with us in good weather and in bad. >> check out the snow totals. >> reporter: in good hairstyles and not so good, but she has spent the past 25 years serving our community teaching us about our weather, keeping us interested, informed and entertained. >> no rain for blue suede shoes in this five-day forecast. >> reporter: and so on your 25th anniversary, sue palka, your colleagues, past and present, congratulate you. >> she gave both of us our start really.
sue is one of us. she's fun to be around, frequently, easy to like and being -- friendly, easy to like and being part of the community and including the community in her reporting has been her signature. >> i was wondering if there's any place i can get a weather report here. >> i love a party and halloween is great. >> oh, thank you for being so sweet. actually that made me forget my fear of heights for a second. it's me from 1978. i'm retro sue this year. >> reporter:...
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us monday and tuesday. something i didn't talk about in this weather forecast is our newest tropical storm. it is matthew. it's much closer than the caribbean. could have an impact on the u.s. i'll show you the new track on matthew in a few minutes. next week we may have to deal with it. >> thank you. >>> she also didn't talk about snow, but here we go. virginia and d.c. still recovering from last winter's snowstorms. fema announced today it will give the commonwealth more than $6 million to pay for clean-up and emergency expenses stemming the storm the week before christmas. the fema money will cover about 75% of the expenses from that storm. the district will receive more than $2 million to help r costs from that storm and a storm -- recover costs from that storm and a storm in february. >>> know your opponent brought to you by mcdonald's. >> it is thursday night which means it's time for your weekly installment of know your opponent. >> feldy takes on adam carriker, a first round pick of the rams in his
us monday and tuesday. something i didn't talk about in this weather forecast is our newest tropical storm. it is matthew. it's much closer than the caribbean. could have an impact on the u.s. i'll show you the new track on matthew in a few minutes. next week we may have to deal with it. >> thank you. >>> she also didn't talk about snow, but here we go. virginia and d.c. still recovering from last winter's snowstorms. fema announced today it will give the commonwealth more than...
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stay with us. n to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?" no way! t.j.maxx works deals directly with designers. that's how they can do it. this full-time fashionista... is really a maxxinista! t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree! . >>> after days of silence a pastor caught in a sex scandal speaks out. several men have sued bishop ed long of atlanta saying he lured them into sexual relationships with gifts. today 25,000 packed the use to hear bishop long's side of the story. it is what the bishop didn't say that has a whole lot of people talking today. >> reporter: six days after he was slapped with four civil lawsuits, bishop ed long spoke very carefully to his congregation and the nation today. although he never claimed his innoc
stay with us. n to me a great fashion story is about taking what's out there and making it work for my readers. at the magazine, i'm all about helping them get the looks for less. that's t.j.maxx. my assistant says, "isn't that all last season's fashions?" no way! t.j.maxx works deals directly with designers. that's how they can do it. this full-time fashionista... is really a maxxinista! t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar...
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but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. >>> caught on camera a small plane crashing and bursting into flames in an airshow end in nearby ya. the crash was screen by hundreds -- indonesia. the crash was seen by hundreds of schoolchildren. the pilot is in critical condition. a witness said the plane was flying too low, clipped a wing on the runway and spun out of control. >>> a close call in the skies over minnesota. two planes nearly collided midair on the 16th right near the twin cities international airport. the ntsb says a u.s. airways jet with 90 passengers on board came
but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life...
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cynthia smoot introduces us to michelle faun, and shows us how she made herself over into an internet sensation. a story you'll only see on fox5. >> you shouldn't see where the colors begin or end. >> reporter: from how to create the seductive smoky eye, to applying make-up on a plane. michelle faun is on the web helping lesions of fans put on their best face. >> i am a multimedia artist. >> reporter: who does it all from the comfort of her home. >> this is my place, this is my living room and where all the magic happens. >> reporter: magic is a good way to describe what happened to her since she launched her youtube channel three years ago. every video attracted more viewers so last fall she left school and quit her job as a sushi waitress. >> finally, i said, maybe i should just take a shot. school is always here youtube maybe once in a life time so i took that chance. >> reporter: was there a moment or a video that you knew this was going to be big? >> the lady gaga video. >> she's fresh innovative, and talented. >> reporter: her fans went gaga for gaga. it's well over 17 million h
cynthia smoot introduces us to michelle faun, and shows us how she made herself over into an internet sensation. a story you'll only see on fox5. >> you shouldn't see where the colors begin or end. >> reporter: from how to create the seductive smoky eye, to applying make-up on a plane. michelle faun is on the web helping lesions of fans put on their best face. >> i am a multimedia artist. >> reporter: who does it all from the comfort of her home. >> this is my...